A writer must “know and have an ever-present consciousness that this world is a world of fools and rogues… tormented with envy, consumed with vanity; selfish, false, cruel, cursed with illusions… He should free himself of all doctrines, theories, etiquettes, politics…” —Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?). “The nobility of the writer's occupation lies in resisting oppression, thus in accepting isolation” —Albert Camus (1913-1960). “What are you gonna do” —Bertha Brown (1895-1987).

Monday, August 8, 2016

“…Trump's candidacy threatens to leave behind three toxic legacies. First is
the continued rise of right-wing extremism and militia groups…. If Trump loses,
neither he nor his followers will take it well… Trump's loss could be the cause
that unites disparate hate groups across the country… The second challenge is
that, thanks to Trump, economic discontent has become linked to white populism.
Americans voting for Trump are as diverse in their reasoning — open bigotry,
economic agony, hatred of Clinton, vague longing for change — as are the
supporters of any other candidate. Where they are not diverse is race: Trump's
fan base is almost uniformly white… The third challenge is the continued
decline of the media. Network CEO Les Moonves has bragged that Trump's campaign
‘may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS.’ What will Trump
do if he is no longer a candidate? Media insiders are predicting the rise of ‘Trump
News,’ a media empire that will cater to, as one insider said, ‘a base of the
population that hasn't had a voice in a long time.’ If the media organization
mirrors Trump's campaign, that base will include Klansmen, militia members and
everyday racists…” (Sarah Kendzior).

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"I want everything to be explained to me or nothing. And reason is impotent when it hears this cry from the heart. The mind aroused by this insistence seeks and finds nothing but contradiction and nonsense" —Albert Camus (1913-1960).